It’s always a pity to see a movie with a nice idea, which hasn’t been fully developed. “Unknown” is one such movie. It started off pretty good, but there was just not enough suspense and acting to pull it through. It became boring and unimportant pretty soon, but the idea shined through the whole movie. I wish there was more work done on this but now it’s a bit too late. Maybe someone else will pick it up and redo.
6 out of 10.
When I am looking for a movie to rent or watch in the cinema, I usually check a few things about the title – IMDB rating, cast, director, genres, awards, etc. I try not to read any reviews or plot descriptions, but everything else I usually do. Why am I doing this? Because there are so many crap movies out there that are not worse spending any time or money on. However, there are a few actors, who are like good brands. If I see that actor on a DVD cover, I will rent the movie without any other additional information. I might not even check the title of the film, or try to remember if I saw it before or not.
Denzel Washington is one of such actors. So, when I saw his face on a box of “Deja Vu“, I rented it right away. And, once again, I was right. The film is excellent. It has all to it – excellent story with a lot of twists, excellent acting, suspense, action, great photography, humor, food for thought, and so on and so forth. An extra point goes to those people who picked the cast. Everyone was good. But Paula Patton was really beautiful. Really.
If you are sensitive to spoilers, then don’t read this paragraph. There was a scene in the movie, where an FBI surveillance team is spying on this lady. They are watching her on a huge screen. She is at home, getting dressed or something. But the way she moves around, the way she looks, the way she smiles, it’s so beautiful that they are all stunned. They are watching her in silence for a few moments. Almost without blinking. Well, when the scene is over, I realized that it was like I was there, together with them, watching her. Truly amazing. It was a long time since I watched someone like that in the movie.
Anyway. The film is really good and if you like other Denzel Washington movies with action, drama, and crime, “Deja Vu” is truly recommended. 9 out of 10. Solid.